The exhibition Hic sunt leones (a Latin expression used on ancient maps to refer to unexplored territories) proceeds from a process of space exploration the artists carried out together. They confronted a space -Ca’ Corniani degli Algarotti- having a strong identity and leaving them with limited chances for intervention. The evocative power of this long uninhabited apartment provided the primal energy for artistic creation.

These artists do not necessarily follow the same line, often straying into more secluded and personal ways that at times do not even show a common worldview. Nevertheless on Hic sunt leones all of them had to face, observe and respond to the same environment forcing them to search for suitable ad-hoc expressions. The space itself suggested a direction which might be considered as the connecting theme of the exhibition: the creation of narrative spaces. The artists combined ready-made elements,which were found in the apartments with their own narratives. Their artistic interventions highlight the structural qualities of both the apartment and the building, while allowing the narratives to gradually imbue the space to the point of a perfect blending.

Four artists working on the brink. They explore and break the boundaries between objects and their stories exploiting man's ability to make sense of sheer presence and multiplicity through narrative.